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The possible causes of PCOS from the Atkins Diet perspective:
When a normal person consumes carbohydrates, the liver processes carbs into glucose so it can be used as energy.
Accordingly, blood sugar levels rise in the body. This will trigger a release of insulin to regulate the blood sugar.
However, most women with PCOS are characterized with high levels of insulin as a result of hormonal imbalance and insulin resistance.
Following a diet rich in carbohydrates ...
Why Atkins Diet helps treat PCOS:
Our body metabolizes carbohydrates into glucose and sends it into the bloodstream, so it can be used as a source of energy for the cells.
Accordingly, when we follow a diet rich in carbohydrates diet, glucose levels will tend to rise in the blood. Subsequently, this will trigger a release of insulin by the pancreas to control the blood sugar levels.
Based on the modern diet guidelines, the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for ...
How Atkins Diet works for PCOS:
The Atkins diet works by restricting carbohydrates in the diet. Hence, once carbs become limited in the body, glucose production is reduced.
Given that insulin hormone is released by the pancreas to control the glucose level in the blood, when glucose quantities become low, there’s no more need to produce more insulin. Hence, insulin can be maintained at a low level and controlled.
The Atkins diet can limit this glucose production in the ...
Atkins Diet foods for PCOS:
The Atkins diet restricts carbohydrate and stresses on protein and fat intake. Supporters of this diet recommend it as an everlasting regimen that should be followed as a lifestyle across the individual’s lifespan for healthier outcomes.
The Atkins diet promotes foods that are considered low in carbohydrates or carbohydrate-free for consumption. These foods include:
- Fish and seafood
- Pork, turkey, and chicken
- Eggs
- Non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, lettuce, cucumber, kale, asparagus… ...
Atkins Diet for PCOS: what you should avoid
The Atkins diet restricts carbohydrates consumption and tends to eliminate many foods based on their carbohydrate content. Accordingly, the diet removes the following foods from the diet:
- All types of grains, legumes, and starches
- Sugar and alternative sweeteners
- Sugar sweetened beverages and drinks
- Most fruits and vegetables that are high in carbohydrates
- Starchy vegetables such as potatoes and corn
- Vegetables oils like corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil …
- Condiments including bagged ...
Atkins diet phases:
The Atkins Diet is divided into four consecutive phases which are induction, balancing, pre-maintenance, and lifetime maintenance consecutively.
Phase 1: Induction Phase
This phase is the most restricted phase in terms of carbohydrates as it is does not allow any carbohydrate intake. The purpose of the induction phase is to shift the body from relying on glucose and carbohydrates for energy to using the body fat stores to achieve this. This phase results in the fastest ...
Atkins Diet for PCOS: precautions
There are several side effects that might come along when you follow a low carbohydrate diet such as the Atkins diet. When there is an elimination or even restriction of carbohydrates from the diet, symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, headaches, sleep disturbances, trouble breathing, irritability and mood swings, and bad breath might occur.
Digestive problems also happen with the Atkins diet due to several reasons such as constipation and diarrhea. Even nausea might follow ...
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The Atkins diet for PCOS is a highly debatable topic. On one end, many medical and healthcare supporters do believe that the Atkins diet can help in treating PCOS. Many researches and medical evidences are also available to reinforce these claims. Many success stories are published as well all over the internet to support this. However, on the other
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Dr. Nadia Pateguana & Dr. Jason Fung - 'Polycystic Ovary Syndrome'
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PCOS and Carbs: Why Carb Phobia is Not the Answer
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- Mavropoulos, J., Yancy, W., Hepburn, J., & Westman, E. (2005). The effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on the polycystic ovary syndrome: A pilot study. Nutrition & Metabolism,2(35).
- Moghetti, P. (2016). Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Current Pharmaceutical Design,22(36), 5526-5534.
- Fray, J., Bjerre, K., Glintborg, D., & Ravn, P. (2016). The effect of dietary carbohydrates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review. Minerva Endocrinologica,41(1), 57-69.
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